Great Smoky Mountains

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is America’s favorite national park destination. Isolated beauty can be found in places few tread. That beauty is usually subtle and sometimes intense. The Appalachian Trail is the spine of the park marking the border between North Carolina and Tennessee. Encompassing over 500 square miles, much of the Smokies is maintained as “wilderness.” Ron Roman had lived within view of the park for over 13 years and hiked 80 percent of the 800 miles of trails.